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United States Patent | 6,053,180 |
Kwan | April 25, 2000 |
The present invention provides an UV light-emitting source in or adjacent to the styling portion of a hair and/or animal fur care or styling appliance. The present invention incorporates an UV light emitting source into the hair styling appliance so that as the hair is being styled, the hair, the scalp as well as the appliance itself can be disinfected. Accordingly, while styling hair and/or fur, the present invention can facilitate the killing of micro-organisms including spores, virus, fungus, bacteria and lice residing on hair and/or fur as well as on the appliance itself.
Inventors: | Kwan; Koon-Chi (Kowloon, HK) |
Assignee: | China Pacific Trade Ltd. (Tortola, VG) |
Appl. No.: | 310154 |
Filed: | May 12, 1999 |
Current U.S. Class: | 132/232; 132/118; 132/212; 132/229; 607/93; 607/94 |
Intern'l Class: | A45D 007/02; A45D 024/10; A45D 001/04; A61N 021/00 |
Field of Search: | 132/232,212,219,118,227,228,229,230,233,235,148 607/1,88,90,94,93 604/20 |
5150705 | Sep., 1992 | Stinson | 128/396. |
5275155 | Jan., 1994 | Changaris | 607/94. |
5300097 | Apr., 1994 | Lerner et al. | 607/93. |